Leucoptera sinuella
| Scotch bent-wing | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. sinuella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853) | |
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Leucoptera sinuella, also known as the scotch bent-wing,[1] is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[2] It is also found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and North Africa. It is also invasive to South America, mainly in Argentina and Chile, and has been present there since 2015.[3][4][5]
Eggs
[edit]Eggs are deposited on the upperside of the leaf, mostly in groups of 5–10 along a vein. Although rare, a single egg can also be deposited. The empty shells are flat, circular and shining. [1]
Larvae
[edit]The larvae have a head and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles, and six thoracic and abdominal legs.[7]
The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus candicans, Populus deltoides, Populus gileadensis, Populus nigra, Populus tremula, Salix aurita, Salix caprea, Salix cinerea, Salix fragilis, Salix purpurea. [1]
A larva forms a large, black-centred blotch on the upper surface of a leaf before mining the leaves of their host plant. There are sometimes several larvae to a leaf as mines may merge.[1][8]
Pupa
[edit]The pupae have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[7]
Pupation is solitary and external, under a conspicuous white spinning in the shape of the letter "H".[1] Pupation occurs mostly on a leaf. There is an exit slit in the upper epidermis.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Dr. Ellis, Willem N. (15 February 2018). "Leucoptera sinuella". Plant Parasites of Europe. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ German SAN BLAS; Viviana QUIROGA; Miriam HOLGALDO (April 2022). "Detection of the poplar moth". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 81 (1). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ Sebastián Yánes-Segovia; Claudio C Ramíres; Richard L Lindroth; Eduardo Fuentes-Contreras (13 July 2023). Christopher Fettig (ed.). "Resistance against Leucoptera sinuella". Journal of Economic Entomology. 116 (5): 1662–1670. doi:10.1093/jee/toad129. PMID 37441732.
- ↑ Laura Sánchez-Aros; Abel F. O. Queiroz; Jorge Guajardo; Wilson Barros-Parada; Glenn P. Svensson; Jan Bergmann (31 December 2024). "Characterization of a Novel Male Pheromone Compound in Leucoptera sinuella". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Hantsmoths — Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- 1 2 Brian Pitkin; William Ellis; Colin Plant; Rob Edmunds. "Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Leucoptera Sinuella". Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Leucoptera Sinuella in Belgium". Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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